Pancreas Archives - BCDiabetes British Columbia Diabetes Care, Research, and Education Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:36:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/favicon-150x150.png Pancreas Archives - BCDiabetes 32 32 The Feast and Famine diet, a cure for diabetes? https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/the-feast-and-famine-diet-a-cure-for-diabetes/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:36:55 +0000 https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/?p=1507   Yesterday, (2017-02-23) a study of diabetic mice was published in the journal “Cell” showing that a special “fasting mimicking diet” (FMD) for 4 days every month caused regeneration of pancreatic insulin-secreting beta cells.  As such, in mice at least, this diet has the potential to reverse both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. No […]

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]]> The Bionic Pancreas https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/the-bionic-pancreas/ Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:13:30 +0000 https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/?p=339 It’s been an exciting summer in terms of developing technology that can significantly impact those living with Type 1 Diabetes. In 2013, a Boston-based group began testing a bionic pancreas and we’re starting to see some very positive results. Young people including 7 year-old Zara Cheek from Baltimore and others around the US are reporting feeling steady […]

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